Current Report · Items 5.02 · 8-K
Willow Tree Capital Corp
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) Departure of Officer On August 31, 2026, Mark Klingensmith notified Willow Tree Capital Corporation (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company A…
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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Officer
On August 31, 2026, Mark Klingensmith notified Willow Tree Capital Corporation (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that he was resigning as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective as of September 1, 2026 (the “Departure Date”). Mr. Klingensmith’s departure was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
(c) Appointment of Officer
On September 1, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Siddhartha Chowdhury, age 51, as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective as of the Departure Date, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Klingensmith’s departure.
Mr. Chowdhury has nearly 25 years of experience in public and private accounting. In August 2026, he joined Willow Tree Credit Partners LP, an affiliate of the investment adviser to the Company, as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President at Audax Private Debt, a middle market credit manager, where he worked from 2014 to 2026. Mr. Chowdhury holds a Master of Commerce in Accountancy and a Master of Applied Finance from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in both Massachusetts and Australia.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Chowdhury and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Chowdhury and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which Mr. Chowdhury had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.